In my recent conversations with photographers I am noticing a sense of floundering. Not knowing quite how to pick up again after the last few years. You may be in that boat. Perhaps you quit your agent or production house, or they closed down. Maybe they’re just not getting you the work any more. You
This morning (thanks to a tiny touch of jetlag) I was up with the sparrow’s fart, practicing yoga on my deck as the dawn chorus gradually obliterated the stars. (The birds are noisy here.) It’s not always this easy. I often lie in bed procrastinating when I should just get up. My yoga teacher says
I’m halfway around the world on my way back to Auckland, New Zealand. It feels good to be heading back to my office with my views and flowers, and I’m itching to get stuck into work again. I’d like to celebrate by sharing another live workshop with you in just over 1 week. Your client
Hello, This Friday is my last day in England, where I’ve been (mostly) for the last month, so if you’re near London on 13th October and you’d like to meet, or ask me questions about your marketing, please do pop into the Lansdowne Pub in Primrose Hill (where else would you meet in England but
Do you have an ‘elevator speech’? I’ve just been in London for the AOP Awards (three of my wonderful clients were shortlisted which was very gratifying.) The last time I was here, I ran a workshop and at the beginning, I asked the photographers present to introduce themselves. ‘I’m a fashion photographer’ said one, squirming
Why are you a photographer? If you’ve worked with me you’ll know that the reason you do what you do is one of the most important aspects of your brand. Understanding your purpose, or ‘why’, is so incredibly useful in shaping personal work and guiding your decisions moving forward. This is just one of the
If you’re about to present your folio at a review event, you might be wondering how to make the most of a 15-20 minute session with someone you’ve never met before, but you’d desperately like to work with. So much pressure! I’ve been asked this LOTS recently as we approach the CAPIC Portfolio Speed Review in Vancouver
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